Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
Usury
General references
Bible References
Usury
Exodus 22:25
'If thou dost lend My poor people with thee money, thou art not to him as a usurer; thou dost not lay on him usury;
Deuteronomy 23:19
'Thou dost not lend in usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of food, usury of anything which is lent on usury.
Nehemiah 5:7
and my heart reigneth over me, and I strive with the freemen, and with the prefects, and say to them, 'Usury one upon another ye are exacting;' and I set against them a great assembly,
Psalm 15:5
His silver he hath not given in usury, And a bribe against the innocent Hath not taken; Whoso is doing these is not moved to the age!
Proverbs 28:8
Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.
Ezekiel 18:8
In usury he doth not give, and increase taketh not, From perversity he turneth back his hand, True judgment he doth between man and man.
Ezekiel 22:12
A bribe they have taken in thee to shed blood, Usury and increase thou hast taken, And cuttest off thy neighbour by oppression, And Me thou hast forgotten, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!
Fear
Leviticus 25:17
and ye do not oppress one another, and thou hast been afraid of thy God; for I am Jehovah your God.
Nehemiah 5:9
And I say, 'Not good is the thing that ye are doing; in the fear of our God do ye not walk, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?
General references
Exodus 22:25
'If thou dost lend My poor people with thee money, thou art not to him as a usurer; thou dost not lay on him usury;
Deuteronomy 23:19
'Thou dost not lend in usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of food, usury of anything which is lent on usury.